CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

I'm currently writing the final hundred or so entries for Another 365 Days of Flash Fiction, and I start each one of them with the first words that come into my head and go from there, so they're a mixed batch. This is the second 'Simon' story that's arrived in the last week...and I'm kinda liking the way the world is building around the wizard. This one is about his legacy, and I'll put it here in full. It's also a cat story, and this isn't the first time this cat has appeared. She has something to say, I think. Simon's Heir Simon stood on the wall where the mage had died. He wanted the wind to go away. He wanted the magic to cease, to leave him out of its senseless ramblings. He did not want to end up like his namesake, Simon-on-the-Wall. He wanted to live. A faint mewing interrupted his thoughts, the cat suddenly winding around his shins catching him by surprise. “What? You think I should become a wizard?” She curled once more around ...

This week I released two more chapter books as Carlie Simonsen: One science fiction paranormal, and one paranormal urban. Without further ado, here they are: E-book cover Print-on-Demand cover The Dog’s Way is a teen paranormal urban about a boy who finds unexpected help with bullies. The Dog’s Way is the first book in the Running with the Pack series. When Michael jumps a brick wall to escape from Jacko and his group of thugs, he didn’t need to find a pack of dogs waiting for him on the other side. Pinned down by the biggest of them, Michael counts himself lucky that the dogs are more interested in Jacko than him. Unfortunately, with Jacko on the other side of the fence, that’s not going to last forever. And what’s he going to do then? The Dog’s Way is about discovering who you are, and learning to face your fears with whatever you can find inside. The Dog's Way can be found at Smashwords , Amazon-Kindle , Kobo, Nook and iTunes . E-book cover ...